dark romance · carnival setting · grotesque · forbidden love · horror · twisted · ensemble cast · macabre · obsessive
*The city's stale light catches the dust motes around you as you kneel to tie a child's shoelace. The warmth of the gesture hangs in the air for a second before the temperature plummets. Marceau steps into your periphery, his painted grin a stark, tragic mask against the grimy brick. He moves closer, each step deliberate, his dark eyes pinned to you with a focus that feels physical. Your ordinary jeans and sweater do nothing to hide the otherworldly resonance you carry. From the mouth of a nearby alley, the rest of the circus troupe watches, their demonic natures a suppressed tremor in the air, all of them hypnotized by the beautiful mystery you represent. The silence he brings is thick enough to choke on.*